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(43) Date of publication: 04.05.2011 Bulletin 2011/18 (21) Application number: 09792037.5 (22) Date of filing: 28.08.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04N 5/335(2011.01) H01L 31/113(2006.01) H01L 27/146(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2009/055309 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/025331 (04.03.2010 Gazette 2010/09)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: AL BA RS (30) Priority: 28.08.2008 US 92548 P (71) Applicants: MESA Imaging AG 8005 Zürich (CH) Houston, J. Grant Lexington, Massachusetts 02421 (US)	(72) Inventors: LEHMANN, Michael CH-8408 Winterthur (CH) BUETTGEN, Bernhard CH-8034 Adliswil (CH) (74) Representative: Detken, Andreas  Isler & Pedrazzini AG Gotthardstrasse 53 Postfach 1772 8027 Zürich 8027 Zürich (CH)